Interviews are the backbone of the documentary filmmaking process, and are often the driving force behind a film’s storytelling. But how do you create an environment that is visually engaging and comfortable for your subject? In this hands-on class, Off The Rails Director/Cinematographer Adam Irving provides a comprehensive step-by-step demonstration on best practices in interviewing techniques, from how to effectively prepare your subject to producing the best possible conditions for lighting and audio recording.

Documentary Now! is a loving send up of some of the world’s best-known documentaries. Join us for a screening of "Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid" (based on Brett Morgen and Nanette Burstein's The Kid Stays In The Picture) followed by Q&A with stars Fred Armisen and Bill Hader and directors Rhys Thomas and Alex Buono in conversation with Matt Holzman, producer of The Document on KCRW.